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| Configuring VNC Server on Linux - This article describes how to configure VNC Server on a Linux using both the init and systemd methods. |
Valentine said... Thanks for this tutorial however I am not able to follow it successfully. I am getting the following error when I try to run "systemctl enable vncserver@:3.service"Error: "Failed to issue method call: Bad Message" |
Tim... said... Hi.Open a thread on the forum. Post the contents of your config file and the command line output of the enable command. Cheers Tim... |
Sverik said... Instead of running "systemctl enable ..." do this:"ln -s /lib/systemd/system/vncserver@:3.service /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/vncserver@:3.service" This is specific to vncserver and possibly to Fedora, "systemctl enable" should still be used, when possible. |
ted said... Thanks - this works well on Fedora 16. Issuing systemctl enable ... resulted in the ln -s command shown by Svenik. |
Tim... said... Yes. The the enable command is the preferred method, since it abstracts the symbolic link, allowing the implementation to change if need be.Cheers Tim... |
Andy Blueman said... Just for those that are a bit noob like myself..I got confused and edditted [Service] Type=forking User=ablueman ExecStart=/sbin/runuser -l ExecStop=/sbin/runuser -l |
Tim... said... Hi.I've tried to make that part a little more explicit, so others wouldn't fall into that trap. :) Cheers Tim... |
Jura said... Why the user must be specified? What shall I input when multiple user will connect to the VNC server?Jura |
Tim... said... Hi.The user is the OS user on the server you are connecting too, not the user who is attempting to make a connection. So if multiple people want to connect to the "oracle" user, there is only one entry for the user "oracle". Cheers Tim... |
Jura said... Well, but when there are more users with their own accounts on the server how the [Service] section would look like?Something like this? ExecStart=/sbin/runuser -l john -c "/usr ExecStop=/sbin/runuser -l john -c "/usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i" ExecStart=/sbin/runuser -l george -c "/usr/bin/vncserver %i -geometry 1600x900" ExecStop=/sbin/runuser -l george -c "/usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i" Thanks |
Tim... said... Hi.No. A new service (display number) is configured for each user. So each user gets a different service associated with a different display number. Cheers Tim... PS. If you have any more questions, please ask them in the forum. It is much easier for me that way. |
Tyler said... Thanks for the great documentation! It's really helpful, that I don't have to learn all that IT stuff, of systemctl |
cstent said... This is the best way I have seen to connect through vnc. Works great and with more speed, but how can I connect from windows to linux this way? Through tightvnc on client windows I cannot. |
Tim... said... Hi.Any VNC client installed on Windows should be able to connect to the VNC server on the Linux box. Cheers Tim... |
Emmanuel said... Worked! THANKS A LOT!!! |
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